Dapper Execute Reader Discover How to Execute SQL to Return a Reader

Description

Dapper ExecuteReader is an extension method that executes a query and returns the results as a list of dynamic objects.

• To use this method, simply pass in the SQL query as a string and an array of parameters that will be used in the query.
• It returns the results as a System.Data.Common.DbDataReader instance.
• You can use this instance to access the returned rows just like you would with a regular System.Data.Common.DbDataReader instance.

The ExecuteReader method can be called from any object of type IDbConnection. This is typically used when the results of a query are not processed by Dapper. For example, to fill a DataTable or DataSet.

Here is an example of how to use the Dapper ExecuteReader method with an anonymous parameter:

using(var connection = new SqlConnection(FiddleHelper.GetConnectionStringSqlServer()))
{
    var reader = connection.ExecuteReader("SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE CreatedDate > @CreatedDate;", new { createdDate} );

    DataTable table = new DataTable();
    table.Load(reader);
            
    FiddleHelper.WriteTable(table);
}

Try it: .NET Core | .NET Framework

As you can see, Dapper ExecuteReader is a very simple and easy-to-use method that can be used to execute any SQL query.

Parameters

The ExecuteReader method takes a SQL query as a string and an optional object parameter. The object parameter can be used to pass parameters to the SQL query.

The ExecuteReader method also takes optional parameters for transaction, command timeout, and command type.

The following table shows the different parameters of an ExecuteReader method.

Example - Stored Procedure

The ExecuteReader extension method can also execute a stored procedure. The following example shows how to use the ExecuteReader method in Dapper to execute stored procedures and map the results to strong types.

using(var connection = new SqlConnection(FiddleHelper.GetConnectionStringSqlServer()))
{
    var reader = connection.ExecuteReader("SelectAllCustomers @IsActive = @isActive", new {IsActive = true} );

    DataTable table = new DataTable();
    table.Load(reader);
            
    FiddleHelper.WriteTable(table);
}

Try it: .NET Core | .NET Framework

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